Two Marqs and a Porta

THERE WAS JUST ONE thing on the mind of every soul during the build-up to the race at the Sachsenring: will anyone stop Marc Marquez in his bid for a 10th victory in Germany? Would Andrea Dovizioso make a comeback in a hope to keep the race for the championship alive? Would the youngster, Alex Rins, Fabio Quartararo, and Maverick Viñales, all so promising, rope in the Honda maestro? Or how about a charge by The Doctor, number 46, as in the good old days?

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